Trial & Litigation

St. Petersburg court quashes two sentences over breach of openness principle during trials

The Board of Appeals for Criminal Cases of the St. Petersburg City Court overturned two sentences due to the fact that the principles of publicity had been breached during the consideration of the cases, and it was established that these breaches were irreparable.

18:02 02.04.2021

Rapper charged in central Moscow car crash case to stay detained for another six months

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow on Friday extended detention of rapper Elmin Guliyev charged with hitting pedestrians by car in central Moscow for six months.

17:34 02.04.2021

Investigators seek detention of Russia’s industry official in abuse of office case

Investigators have filed a motion seeking to put the director of Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Metallurgy and Building Materials Department Pavel Servatinsky in detention until June 1.

16:57 02.04.2021

Ex-judge from Russia’s Penza gets 8 years in prison for bribetaking

The Penza Regional Court has sentenced a former magistrate judge to 8 years in high-security prison for receiving 200,000 rubles ($2,600) in bribes.

15:20 02.04.2021

Twitter fined $42,000 for refusal to delete calls for illegal actions

A magistrate court in Moscow on Friday fined Twitter social network 3.2 million rubles ($42,000) for failure to delete information calling teenagers to participate in illegal actions.

14:16 02.04.2021

Investigators complete probe into official of Rosrezerv Agency over $45M embezzlement

The Russian Investigative Committee has completed the investigation of a criminal case against deputy head of the Federal Agency for State Reserves (Rosrezerv) Alexander Kiryukhin and other persons accused of embezzling more than 3.4 billion rubles (about $45 million) in the framework of state procurement.

13:45 02.04.2021

Investigators open new case against Mayor of town of Maikop

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a new criminal case against head of town of Maikop municipal district in the Republic of Adygea Andrey Getmanov.

11:09 02.04.2021

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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